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Were attitudes towards homosexuality before the Christianisation of European and subsequent European hegemony in the world really as liberal as Western Europe today? Or was it that people back then were more into what we today call pedophilia?

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Where did the perception that British cuisine is bland come from?

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Where did the perception that velcro shoes, wallets etc. are for kids come from?

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The movie The Last Duel shows that 14th century France believes conception can only be achieved with both parties experiencing pleasure, i.e rape cannot result in pregnancies. To what extent was this perception believed in France and elsewhere?

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Were attitudes towards homosexuality before the Christianisation of European and subsequent European hegemony in the world really as liberal as Western Europe today? Or was it that people back then were more into what we today call pedophilia?	12
Where did the perception that British cuisine is bland come from?	4
Where did the perception that velcro shoes, wallets etc. are for kids come from?	4
The movie The Last Duel shows that 14th century France believes conception can only be achieved with both parties experiencing pleasure, i.e rape cannot result in pregnancies. To what extent was this perception believed in France and elsewhere?	3